Computing yard-measure.



PATBNTED MAY, 1,9, 1908.

c. o. GAMMQN, 'COMPUTING YARD MEASURE.

APPLIOATION FILE!) PEB- 13. 1908.

UNITED STATES 'PATENT FFUE. y

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COMPUTING YARD-ME ASUE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, CHARLES O. GAMMON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Dallas and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and use-- ful Improvements in Computing Yard- Measures, of which the following is a' specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in computing yard measures, and has for its object to provide means whereby dry goods and the like can be measured and the p rice of any quality of goods be determined for any fractional part of a yard without the necessity of mental calculation.

By my improved computing measure the cloth can be measured olf for the desired length and by referring to the measure below the scale indicating the length of the mate rial, the price is at once readily ascertained for the fractional part of the yard, which price is always opposite the price of the goods per yard.

The invention relates to certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accom an'vine drawings Figure l. is i u C C a view of one 'side of my improved yard measure, and Fig. l is a similar vie showing the other side ofthe measure.

A, re resents the measure, which is preferably in engths of a yard having a .yard scale along one edge, as at B. At `the ends of the measure and in a vertical column l, 1 the price per yard is given. from three cents up to $1.00.v Of course the price can be placed upon the measure to suit the requirements and desires of the merchant.

Horizontal lines 2, 2 extend the length of the measure and upon these lines the price per yard, at each end of the measure. is placed.

Extending in a horizontal column or space are the .figures or prices preferably over .the indicating symbol or dot for indicating the price for -tlie fractional part or unit of a yard of the cloth. Before this price, which ranges from one cenit up, vis placed the price per yard. The price per yard and the rice for a fractional part of a yard are place( together over the indicating symbol and on the horizontal line, thereby giving the salesman the price per yard and the price for the fractional part of a yard without the necessity of his aving torefer to the end or ends of the yard Specification of Letters Patent.

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measure to determine thi.,v c" per .verdana the line upon which this price is vplaced and'y then determining the cost for the fractional portion, as the price per yard and the price for a fractional part thereof are together, and the price for the fractional part is designated by a dot or symbol, whereby it can be readily determined without any confusion what is yard.

To brieily illust-rate the principle of the invention, the salesman will place the measure over the goods to be sold and measuring olf the quantity desired. by the at the point or length, desired it will, of course,`regis'ter on the measure, and if the goods sellfor 5() cents per yard and the purchaser desires 18 inches of the goods, by re the price 4for the fractional portion of the' 65 iirchaser,

feri'ing tothe horizontal lines on a transverse 75 line with the numeral 18 and on the hori-A zontal line of the goods the cost will be found to be 25 cents, which is over the dot or symbol which indicates that the cost for 1S inches of the goods would be 25 cents for Se? be sold, excepting the price of a dollar per ,Y As thisl is the last lngiriaontal line on the measure it is' not deemed necessary to place the price before the fractional price per yard.

With the ordinary method of estimating the price for a fractional part of a yard the salesman simply conjectures about the cuts and lengths of the cloh and ofttimes not really knowing whether it is correct or not,

as he is often in a great hurry and mistakes arev apt to be made, but by my improvement 'the price per yard can be readily ascertained and for any fracti. nl part thereof.

It is evident that slight changes might be resorted to in the form and arrangement of 10'" the several parts described without departing from the s irit and scope of my invention, and hence l ilo not wish to limit myself 4to the exact construction hereinl set forth, but

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 2- 1. A computing measure comprisin horizontal columns hearing at the ends Ic iaracters showing the selling price of goodsper unit of measure, a measuring scale, the selling price and-price for a fractional part of the" 4unit of measurement on4 .the horizontal columus,l 'andA a symbol for indicating the price of goods to be sold of a certain length'.

. "2. -A computing measure comprising horil 5.* fzontal columns bearing at the ends chai-acfte showing the sellinggpriee 'of' goods per 'um of measure, a measuring scale, the selling price and price for a ractlonal part of the unit o'f measurement; on the horizontal ,col- 1.0 umns, and a symbol for indicating the price of goods toibe sold of a'eertain length beneath the same,` said rsymbol registering in a vertical line with the scale.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

oHARI-.Es o. GAMMON- Witnessesg N. WRIGHT, R. A. MORROW. 

